A New Konjac Cultivar‘Kunyu 1’

doi:10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-1201

Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (S1): 167-168.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-1201

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A New Konjac Cultivar‘Kunyu 1’

GAO Penghua¹, QI Ying¹, LI Lifang¹, YANG Min¹, ZHAO Yongteng¹, GUO Jianwei¹, HUANG Feiyan¹, ZHAO Jianrong¹, KONG Chuisi², DONG Kun³, YU Lei^1,*

¹Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Konjac Biology,Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering Research Center,School of Agriculture and Life Sciences,Kunming University,Kunming 650214,China;
²Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources,Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Kunming 650000,China;
³Fuyuan Konjac Research Institute,Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Qujing,Yunnan 655500,China

Received:2025-12-04 Revised:2026-02-08 Online:2026-04-28 Published:2026-05-07

Abstract

Abstract: ‘Kunyu 1’is a new konjac cultivar selected from the Amorphophallus spp. population by systematic breeding method. The height of 2- to 3-year-old plants is 55-135 cm. The corm has a rough,dark-colored epidermis and pink flesh. The petiole is smooth,with a green ground color and continuous dark green patches. As the plant grows,the ground color at the base of the petiole darkens. The growth period is approximately 165 days,with an average yield of 44 250 kg · hm^-2. The cultivar has a high glucomannan content and exhibits high resistance to soft rot and southern blight. It is suitable for field cultivation in regions such as Dehong,Xishuangbanna,Pu’er,Lincang,Baoshan and dry-hot valleys in Yunnan Province,as well as greenhouse cultivation in other areas.

Key words: konjac, population breeding, cultivar

CLC Number:

S632.3

GAO Penghua, QI Ying, LI Lifang, YANG Min, ZHAO Yongteng, GUO Jianwei, HUANG Feiyan, ZHAO Jianrong, KONG Chuisi, DONG Kun, YU Lei. A New Konjac Cultivar‘Kunyu 1’[J]. Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2026, 53(S1): 167-168.

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